Belt



NOV. 24, 1953 J, HOROWn-Z 2,659,895

BELT

Filed Sept. 29, 1,948

f E l 235 www Patented Nov. 24,l 1953 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BELT . Jack Horowitz, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application September 29, 1948, Serial No. 51,800

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to belts or similar supporting articlesto be Worn by ladies as well as by gentlemen.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide means affording inexpensive manufacture of belt or like articles from flexible metallic mesh which are aesthetic in appearance and of durable construction and are not subject to tear.

. It is a further object of the invention to provide means facilitating a belt structure which is only flexible in a direction transversely to the length of the belt and therefore readily conforms to the shape of the body of the wearer.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide means yieldably and elastically connecting the belt ends which may be brought into engagement with each other by means of a buckle with tongue or a buckle with clamping member without any change of the belt body "i A still further object of the present vinvention is to provide means for hiding from view the aforesaid spring elements accommodated within the belt loop holding or retaining the buckle.

`With the above and other objects in View, the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described and the combination and arrangement of parts will be shown in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims which form part of the specication.

In thedrawing:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the engaged ends of a belt by means of a buckle and made in accordance with the invention, a part Yof the belt ends being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken along line 2-2 of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear elevational v1ew different buckle applied tothe belt ends.

, Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken along line 4--4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-section taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail shown in section and depicted in Fig. 4.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, there is disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2 a twoply metallic wire mesh strip or body IIJ, which has a front wall II and iiaps I2, I3 bent over at I2a, I3a to form the rear Wall I4 of the belt (Fig. 5). Edges I5, I6 of flaps I2, I3 abut against each other without being xedly joined together and form an open seam I'I. Front Wall II and rear wall I4 are held together adjacent end I8 of the belt I0 by means of a plurality of grummets or eyelets 20 which are equidistantly spaced from each other, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3.

The opposite end I9 of the belt I0 forms a loop 2l, which is fixed in position by means of one or more suitable rivets 22 (one rivet being shown for claritys sake) This belt structure may be used for various purposes, such as for wear by ladies or men and to this end, any suitable buckle may be selected for releasably coupling loop end 2| to belt end I8.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 a frame-shaped buckle 25 provided with a movable element in the form of a. tongue 24 is employed, the tongue 24 being pivotally supported on frame bar 23 of said buckle. Tongue or movable element 24 arranged on 'buckle bar or portion 23 may have any suitable length and is adapted to extend through one of the eyelets 20 for engagement therewith and for joining the ends of the belt.

Mounted on rivet 22 of loop 2| and concealed by said loop 2I is a yoke-shaped member 26 which is provided with suitable elongated bores 21 of various lengths for accommodating therein l respective ends 28 of coil spring elements 30, 3l, 32, 33 whose opposite ends 29 are anchored on buckle bar or portion 23a.

Since frame bars 23h, 23o extend above and below folded outer edges I2a, I3a buckle 25 is free to move in longitudinal direction of the belt under tension of said spring elements 30 to 33, which may be subject to stretching strains or extension commensurate with varying components of produced tension during wear of the belt. Yoke 26 which rides on rivet 22 but is suitably secured thereon may swing about said rivet to follow various stretching strains as may be easily realized (see arrow C).

In order to conceal loop 2| of belt end I 9 from view, further to accommodate extension I8a of belt end I8 and to maintain the outer end 34 of loop 2| in place sleeve member 35 is employed which encases belt end I9 and may be coupled as by hinge means (not shown) with buckle 25 proper.

It is to be noted that the sleeve member 35, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, is afxed to the bar 23a by means of suitable spacer pins 35a, 35h. The sleeve is preferably of a length to keep the loop 2| and the parts 26 to 33 contained within said loop in place'. Y l

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of belt il!V in' simplied form (not shown as a two-ply structure for sake of clarity).

Figs. 3, 4 and 6 show belt l0 of identical shape' and appearance as that of Figs. 1 and 2, but with a different buckle applied thereto.

Buckle l0 extends with itsg rear iiaps HJ-.412 over the edges IZa, I3a of the belt walls H, l2-l'3 and carries a tongue or clamping member 'inV suitable bearings 43, 44 formed by said apwpin 46: This; tongue or clamping' member has a curved end 59 with corrugatioris filffor a purpose later referred to'. From' cani-shaped or' curved end 5B of clamp member dei-extends: a loop'eshaped frame 48' terminating in a cross-bar 49 to which springs 3'to 33 are attached in a manner'v similar to that described in regard to bar 23a of Fig. 1.

It will be easily recognized from Fig'. 6 that corrugationdl does not engage directly the rear fac'e of belt i0 but comes'to lie rearwardly of one of the' eyelets 20 against which the extremity of curved end 'abuts and from which is spaced a successive or adjacent eyelet 2G, whereby belt Il)v (in addition to the elasticity produced 'by the aforesaid spring'm'eans' Sil-33) has a certain give which-is predetermined by the selected distance" between successive adjacent` eyelets Ei). Thus,- belt end I8y may be moved between successive eyelets according to arrows Ar for the purpose of adjusting the belt, corrugations 41 impeding movement of the beltV end beyond said eyelets-,Z-when clamping member or tongue ele# ment `45 with curve'diend- `5i? is swung withpivot 46 to engagement or locking position (Figsa` l and 6) It will be further noted that front' wallV Il of belt end I8 will be V,maintained in spaced relation from inner Wall lilla'of buckle it by the aforesaid` adjacent'` eyelets 2S so that theY outer belt surface will always be protected from wear and attack bythe metal partsof thebuckle. l

The proteetive sleeve or cover 35, referred to in regard to Figs. 1 and 2, has been omitted in Fig. 3 for cla-ritys sake.

Swinging movement of clampli inthe direc; tionof arrow B will release curvedv end 50 from engagement with eyelet 25, whereby beltend i8 may be further adjusted (by bringing eyelet 2B into abutting engagement with the extremity of curved end 50) or disengaged from buckle Ml.

It ensuesfrom the above descriptiontha'tf 'one and the same belt structure made of'ine metallic wire mesh and equipped withsuitable'spaced eye"L lets may be employed for a ladysv belt (Figs: 1 and 2) as well-asfor a gentlenians` belt (Fig's 3 and4) without changing the body'of thebelt l0 proper;

Y Itcan thus be seen that there has beenprovided according to the inventiona belt'or similar article of support which comprises abody of dexi'ble, ne metallic wire mesh; said body` including a front wall having; opposite longitudinal p'ortions,` which are folded over rearwardly of said Vfrontfwallfto thereby form the rear wall of said belt, spaced-apart offset grummets forming stops and positioned adjacent one end of said belt, a buckle provided with an element hinged thereon, a loop arranged at the other belt end to which the buckle is attached, the buckle being provided with an element hinged thereon, securing means passing through said loop to close the latter and to retain a portion of said buckle within said loop, said hinged element being engageable with one, rsaid grummets t6 thereby connect both said ends df said belt" together, and means forming an extension of said buckle to substantially enclose said loop.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patiit is z V1.-A belt and similar article of support comprising an elongated body of flexible ne metallic wire iiish, said body including a front wall having a rear face and opposite longitudinal edges, rear wall a'ps extending from said longitudinal edges rearwardlyof said front wall'and overlying the rear face of said front wall;V spaced apart grummets positioned adjacent one' end ofv said body' andv connecting said rear Wall ilaps with said front wall, a buckle provided with a tongue element, means on said buckle hingedly connectL ing said tongue element to said buckle, a loop are ranged at the other end of said body and pass-Y ing'around a portion of saidv buckle, rivet means passing throughsaidlop to close` the'same, said tongue element beingengageable with one of said grummets'to close said belt, yoke means pivotally engaging saidv rivet means, and spring means atcached to andexten'ding from said'yoke means to said portion of said buckle for anchorage on the latter and on saidyke means.

2; A' belt and like article of support comprisingfa'. bodymade of a single piece of flexible iine metallic wire mesh, Said'body including a front wall having a rear face and opposite longitudinal edges, rear'wall portions extending from said longitudinal edges of said front wall and' overlying thef rear face f said` front wall, spaced apart grummets pr'isitioiiedY adjacent one endA of said belt and connectingv said'r'ear wall portions witli sadffront wall, a buckle Having twospacedf bars adjacent one end thereof, one of saidbars being providedwitl'r an' element hinged' thereon,- a" loop arranged at' the other belt end 'andi connecting said buckle to 'said end, securing means passing tlirough'sai'd loop to elose'theilatte and to re' tain the other bar of said bueklfw'ithinlsaid loop, a yoke member' pivotally'engaged'within said loop by said securing meanasprmg means extending r'o'm'saidfydke memberto'sa'idother bar andan# chored on thelatter and' on said yk member, said hinged element being engageable with of said grummets forconne'cting both said ends of 'saidY belt" together', and' sleeve means joined to aidl buekle'onsaid other barfo concealing said 3. A belt and like article:orsulpport-cmprising an elongated body having oppositeiends connectable withV each other, spaced apart g'rumiets passingthrough said bodyy andrpositionedf adja cent one of saidends,- av buckle having tw'o spaced apart bars adjacent'one endthereof', oneof` said bars being provided witha vtongueA element hinged thereon, a loop integral with and arranged at the other end of said body; afrivet'arra'ng'ed with respect to the longitudinal center linev of' said body and passing through-said loop, the other bar off said buckle being retained within' said l'oop, said tongue element being engageable with one of said grommets to thereby connect both said References Cited in the le of this patent ends of said body together, spring means con- UNITED STATES PATENTS tained within said loop, a yoke member plvotally connected to said rivet, said spring means being Number Name Date thereby permit yeldable movement of said buckle 689352 Bumngton Dec' 171 1901 same. 2,137,796 Bayhss Nov. 22, 19/38 2,163,811 Richtmyer June 27, 1'939 JACK HOROWITZ. 2,298,659 Staley Oct. 13, 1942 

